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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 13

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

164 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 232▼ 493 vs year ago 657 · −75.0%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too light a test to make a trend today. Mostly smaller strings in the offering, including dairy steers and heifers. Good demand throughout the sale. Next Thursday, June 20th, is the Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Special/Fat Cattle & Slaughter sale.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	171.00	2,630	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	184.33	2,479	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,040	166.51	3,396	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,474	162.77	2,399	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	154.29	1,929	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,650	165.66	2,733	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,479	157.94	2,336	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,444	192.13	2,774	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	186.53	2,455	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	189.99	2,961	39
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	183.77	2,516	16

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceNatural	1,338	183.24/cwt	182.00–186.50	2,452	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,367	188.05/cwt	186.75–191.00	2,571	7
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,375	185.04/cwt	183.50–185.75	2,544	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,403	183.76/cwt	183.50–185.00	2,578	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,563	188.99/cwt	186.25–191.50	2,954	12
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,600	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	3,028	11
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,651	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	3,199	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,295	187.89/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,433	15
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,348	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,487	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,434	191.75/cwt	191.75–191.75	2,750	10
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,493	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,993	157.73/cwt	153.00–161.00	3,144	2
Bulls	—	—	2,063	170.90/cwt	164.00–176.00	3,526	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,455	159.28/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,318	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,532	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,375	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,650	165.66/cwt	164.50–169.50	2,733	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,250	154.29/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,929	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,474	162.77/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,399	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,345	184.33/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,479	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,538	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,630	2

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Jun 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 164Last week 232Year ago 657

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	153.00–161.00	157.73
4	—	2,063	164.00–176.00	170.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	157.00–163.00	159.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,650	164.50–169.50	165.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	183.50–185.00	183.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	183.50–185.75	185.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	186.75–191.00	188.05
12	—	1,563	186.25–191.50	188.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,338	182.00–186.50	183.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,651	193.75	193.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,600	189.25	189.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	191.75	191.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,295	183.00–189.00	187.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	184.00–185.00	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	153.00–155.00	154.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	162.00–163.00	162.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	181.00–188.00	184.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	171.00	171.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.